Where will CMU's Eric Fisher land?

Finally the long debated question of where Central Michigan left tackle Eric Fisher will be drafted will be answered.

Will it be No. 1 overall to the Kansas City Chiefs? There are certainly people who think so, but more seem to have the Chiefs taking Texas A&Mís Luke Joeckel with the first pick including Bucky Brooks, Gil Brandt, Josh Norris, and Charley Casserley on NFL.com.

Reid is the head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs, while Dorsey is the Chiefsí general manager. With so many staff members in an NFL Draft war room, it is often the case that a consensus is not made over a selection.

Mock drafts done by writers at Sports Illustrated, Fox Sports, CBS Sports, and even a couple at NFL.com all have Fisher going as the top pick overall. Itís basically a toss up between Joeckel and Fisher it seems.

Letís say the Chiefs do take Joeckel and itís up to the Jaguars to make a decision for their future. Jacksonville could end up taking Fisher, but it also has other pressing needs and already has a talented young left tackle in Eugene Monroe.

As for the third pick, the Oakland Raiders are just like basically every team at the top of the draft in that they have many different areas of concern and could go a variety of directions. While Fisher is an option here the Raiders might be more inclined to either trade down or take one of the top two defensive tackles.

This brings us to the Philadelphia Eagles, a team that is definitely in need of a tackle as much as help at any other position. If the Eagles were to draft Fisher and move him to right tackle for the time being, he would still be protecting the blind side of left-handed quarterback Michael Vick if Vick is indeed the starter in Philadelphia next season.

To his credit, Fisher told The Sporting Newsí Eagles correspondent Geoff Mosher that ďVickís a left-handed quarterback, so technically Iíd have his blind side if I play right tackle.Ē

Philadelphia could also decide to go elsewhere such as Oregon defensive end Dion Jordan, who played for new Eagles coach Chip Kelly while with the Ducks.

Then at five there is the good olí Detroit Lions. If the Lions pass on Fisher, it would probably turn out to be another terrible decision for a franchise that has a long history of them. If Fisher is drafted by the Lions, it would be a huge boost for Central Michiganís football program as the fact he is a CMU product would be constantly talked about and promoted for years within the state of Michigan.

Of course there is a chance, although unlikely, that Fisher will fall completely out of the top five and some lucky team would reap the rewards.

So there you have it. Fisher could be selected anywhere from No. 1 overall through who knows? That is just the typical nature of the NFL Draft, especially with the new CBA which keeps the slot money for every draft pick reasonable and keeps teams from negotiating with players before the draft.

The important thing for fans of Fisher and Central Michigan is to tune in at 8 p.m. on the dot Thursday night as itís impossible at this point to predict where the 6-foot-8 and 310-pound left tackle might fall.

NOTE: OíKellyís in Mt. Pleasant will be hosting an NFL Draft watch party Thursday night at 8 p.m. for all fans who want to see where Fisher will be selected.